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Reprint as at 21 October 2000

Forests (West Coast Accord) Act 2000

Public Act	2000 No 45
Date of assent	20 October 2000
Commencement	see section 2

Note

Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.

A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.

This Act is administered by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.

Contents

3 Interpretation

4 Act to bind the Crown

Part 1
Cancellation of West Coast Accord

5 Cancellation of West Coast Accord

6 Effect of cancellation

7 No compensation

Part 2
Enabling change of status of West Coast indigenous production forest land

8 Land status may be changed by declaration

9 Effect of declaration under section 8(1)

10 Change of status of land to be noted

11 Effect of change of status of land on draft West Coast conservation management strategy

12 Effect of change of status of land on North Westland regional management plan

13 New Minister may grant easements required to comply with Ngāi Tahu deed of settlement

14 Saving of existing encumbrances in force or being negotiated at 15 May 2000

15 When saving provision applies

16 Time limit on saving of existing encumbrances

17 Powers under existing encumbrances to be exercised by new Minister

18 Exemptions if existing encumbrances exchanged for concessions

19 Limits on exemptions

20 Cancellation of existing encumbrances to be noted

21 Power to amend Schedule 1

22 Consequential amendments to other Acts

Schedule 1
West Coast indigenous production forest land

Schedule 2
Consequential amendments to other Acts